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Goldman Execs Win Dismissal of Mortgage, TARP Lawsuit by Shareholders
Aug 15 2012 // Goldman Sachs Group Inc. Chief Executive Lloyd Blankfein and other bank officials won the dismissal of a shareholder lawsuit accusing them of tolerating poor mortgage practices and quitting a federal bailout program early...
Muslim Woman To Sue Disneyland Employer
Aug 14 2012 // A former Disneyland employee who says she was forbidden to wear a Muslim head scarf at work plans to sue the Walt Disney Co. for discrimination. The federal suit is expected to be filed Monday in Los Angeles on behalf of...
New Mexico Man Sues Security Firm Over Pepper Spraying
Aug 14 2012 // A man has sued a security company after one of its guards pepper-sprayed him last month on the sidewalk in downtown Santa Fe, N.M. The Albuquerque Journal reported that 26-year-old Justin LeVan filed a lawsuit on July 31...
Louisiana Citizens Seeking to Settle Hurricane Lawsuits
Aug 13 2012 // Louisiana’s property insurer of last resort is trying to negotiate settlements on two remaining class action lawsuits tied to the company’s handling of claims after hurricanes Katrina and Rita. The board for...
Lawsuit Filed After Fatal Chicago Megabus Accident
Aug 13 2012 // A Chicago law firm is suing Megabus on behalf of the estate of a 76-year-old Chicago woman who was struck and killed by one of the company’s buses. Attorneys filed the lawsuit on Aug. 10 in Cook County Circuit Court...
Lawsuit Results in $15.3M Returned to Oklahoma Hospitals, Doctors
Aug 10 2012 // Health care providers across Oklahoma will be receiving checks worth more than $15.3 million this month, Oklahoma Insurance Commissioner John D. Doak announced. The funds are actual damages owed by the defunct AmCare...
Megabus Settles Lawsuit in 2010 Chicago Incident
Aug 10 2012 // Megabus has agreed to pay $5.1 million to the family of a man who was struck by a bus as he crossed a downtown Chicago street in 2010. Wes Krueger of South Holland was in the crosswalk when the bus hit him. The 64-year-old...
Fifth Circuit Affirms ‘Eight-Corners’ Rule and Duty to Defend
Aug 10 2012 // Because the duty to defend is one of the most important aspects of liability policies such as Commercial General Liability coverage, it is frequently the subject of litigation. One recent case from the Fifth Circuit Court...
Tennessee Team Sued Over ‘Human Hockey Puck’ Stunt
Aug 10 2012 // A Nashville radio personality is suing the NHL Predators over an injury from the “human hockey puck” stunt. The suit by Adam “Intern Adam” Davis of WRVW-FM was filed in Davidson County Circuit Court...
South Carolina Police Officer Sues Over Facebook-Related Firing
Aug 10 2012 // A former police officer claims in a lawsuit that Greenville, South Carolina officials violated her free speech rights by firing her over comments on a social networking site. The Delta Democrat Times reported that former...
10M Honolulu Police Suit Claims Excessive Force
Aug 9 2012 // A $10 million federal lawsuit claims Honolulu police used excessive force in restraining a man who suffocated. The Honolulu Star-Advertiser Tuesday Tassa Torres filed a lawsuit on behalf of her brother Aaron Torres. The...
Montana Accounting Firm Settles Lawsuit Over Investments
Aug 9 2012 // A Montana accounting firm has reached settlements with six current and former farm and ranch owners who said they lost millions of dollars in real estate investments they say the firm advised them to make. The lawsuits...
N.Y. Cardinal Suing Obama Over Birth Control Coverage Invites Him to Dinner
Aug 9 2012 // New York’s Roman Catholic cardinal is suing the Obama administration, but he’s inviting President Barack Obama to dinner anyway. The Archdiocese of New York said Tuesday that Cardinal Timothy Dolan has asked...
Lawsuits Claim Hawaii Homeowners Lost Millions
Aug 9 2012 // Lawsuits allege hundreds of Hawaii residents should have received higher prices when selling their homes through nonjudicial foreclosure auctions. Lawyers say the amount of losses in five lawsuits is in the millions. The...
Groups Sue EPA Over Oil Spill Dispersants
Aug 9 2012 // Environmental groups in five states are suing the federal government, claiming Environmental Protection Agency rules on chemical dispersants used in oil spills do not meet clean water requirements. The lawsuit filed Monday...
U.S. Judge Puts New Lawsuits Against Banks Over Libor on Hold
Aug 9 2012 // A federal judge on Wednesday suspended several new lawsuits that allege banks rigged key interest rates, saying she first needed to sort through the issues in an earlier round of related lawsuits. U.S. District Judge Naomi...
North Carolina Court Rules Wounded Passenger Can Sue Police
Aug 9 2012 // A North Carolina appeals court said a car passenger wounded during a police chase on Asheville roads five years ago can continue to seek damages against officers involved in the pursuit but not the city’s now-retired...
Florida Could Face Lawsuits Over I-75 Crashes
Aug 9 2012 // A series of deadly January crashes on Interstate 75 could trigger more than a dozen lawsuits against the state of Florida. The Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles acknowledged this week that it has received 13...
Indiana Fair Victims Settlement Clause Designed to Shield State
Aug 9 2012 // Indiana lawmakers presented their decision to offer an additional $6 million to victims of a deadly stage collapse at last year’s state fair as a way to help those who weren’t adequately compensated by its...
Philanthropist’s Death Sparks Unusual Lawsuit
Aug 6 2012 // When former model and philanthropist Phyllis Harvey died last year at the age of 59, little note was taken. Brief paid obituaries appeared in Los Angeles and her hometown paper in North Carolina. There was no mention of...
